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Mrs. Tongen from Maple Lake, MN is requesting reading nooks, desks & storage through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Create the Space and Learning Happens!

Help me give my students the opportunity to have all the things they need for their literacy 'Work Stations' time right at their fingertips. Time won't be wasted and they can get to their learning right away! We need a tub mobile storage station.

  • $700 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

My Students

My school is located in a small, rural community with multiple students receiving Title I services and free/reduced-price lunch. My classroom is full of little learners that each have their own uniqueness and challenges. Each day, they come to school ready to learn in an environment that is steadily moving toward supporting these 21st century learners.

Our school does not have the budget to supply my students with a 'Work Stations' storage unit that will help my students be efficient, quick, and organized.

It is important to me that my kindergarten students learn how to be independent and self-sufficient during literacy 'Work Stations' time.

My Project

It's human nature to take the easy route and leap at storage methods that promise quick and convenient ways to remove visible clutter. These methods don't work-especially in the classroom where there are multiple bodies coming and going in all directions. Putting things away creates the illusion that the clutter problem has been solved. But sooner or later, all the storage units are full, and the room once again overflows with things. This is not helpful. In fact, it is inefficient and cumbersome which ultimately, puts the learner in a crunch against time. With this unit, the kids will learn to be independent and organized-a life skill that is vital.

Mrs. Tongen
Grades PreK-2
    More than a third of students from low‑income households Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more

    This project will reach 20 students.

    19 donors have given to this project.

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Where Your Donation Goes

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
20 Tub Mobile Storage - with Colored Tubs • AKJ Education $556.02 1 $556.02

Materials cost

$556.02

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$8.34

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$594.36

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$104.89

Total project goal

$699.25

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $699.25

15 Donors

-$570.51

Donations toward project cost

-$534.86

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$35.65

match offer

-$70.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$59.50

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$10.50

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$58.74

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 $0.00

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